The Wizard of the Kremlin
Olivier Assayas2026-01-21
Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.
6.5
136 min
In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Paul Dano | Vadim Baranov | The Free Refills |
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Jude Law | Vladimir Putin | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Alicia Vikander | Ksenia | Zac E. Chan |
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Tom Sturridge | Dmitri Sidorov | Unowned |
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Will Keen | Boris Berezovsky | Unowned |
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Jeffrey Wright | Rowland | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Andrei Zayats | Igor Sechine | Unowned |
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Kaspars Kambala | Alexander Zaldostanov | Unowned |
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Andris Keišs | Yevgeny Prigozhin | Unowned |
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George Sogis | Boris Yeltsin | Unowned |
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Magne-Håvard Brekke | Eduard Limonov | Unowned |
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Emmanuel Carrère | Edouard Vercambre | Unowned |
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Elisa Lasowski | Marylène | Unowned |
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Marija Linarte | Anastasia Chekova | Unowned |
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Dmitry Krupnikov | Baranov's Father | Unowned |
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Dmitry Turchaninov | Garry Kasparov | Unowned |
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Ints Indriksons | Badri | Unowned |
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Egons Dombrovskis | St. Petersburg Friend | Unowned |
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Vadim Nikolaychuk | Dmitry Medvedev | Unowned |
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Kaspars Kārkliņš | White House Official | Unowned |
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Clément Gyselinck | Man-Dog | Unowned |
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Rūdolfs Rācenājs | Theater Student #1 | Unowned |
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Santa Breikša | Theater Student #2 | Unowned |
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Sandis Runge | Wasted Young Man | Unowned |
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Sasha Komarova | Platinium Blond Girl | Unowned |
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Evisa Petrovska | Butch Woman | Unowned |
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Dārta Daneviča | TV Producer #1 | Unowned |
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Anta Aizupe | TV Producer #2 | Unowned |
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Mārcis Lācis | Executive #1 | Unowned |
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Ivars Auzins | Executive #2 | Unowned |
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Rodion Kuzmin | Executive #3 | Unowned |
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Tom J. Benedict | Media-Most #1 | Unowned |
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Romuald Lavrynovič | Media-Most #2 | Unowned |
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Juhan Ulfsak | Journalist Kursk #1 | Unowned |
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Olga Ipatova-Ignatyeva | Journalist Kursk #2 | Unowned |
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Dainis Grūbe | Journalist Kursk #3 | Unowned |
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Elizabete Marija Brante | TV Journalist | Unowned |
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Henrijs Arājs | Anton | Unowned |
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Arturs Solmanis | Baranov 12yrs Old | Unowned |
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Vaidotas Martinaitis | Baranov's Father's Driver | Unowned |
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Helen Omar | Anja | Unowned |
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Lija Arseneva | Baba | Unowned |
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Varvara Chekhs | Greeter | Unowned |
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Niklāvs Kurpnieks | Television Host | Unowned |
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Jēkabs Nīmanis | Yeltsin Speech Director | Unowned |
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Mārtiņš Freimanis | Head Waiter French Restaurant | Unowned |
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Lev Parkhomenko | Reporter Astana | Unowned |
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Varis Piņķis | Helicopter Pilot | Unowned |
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Alexander M. Johnson | Putin's Secretary | Unowned |
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Dan Cade | Agent Johnson | Unowned |
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Matthew Baunsgard | US Talk Show Host | Unowned |
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Andreas Pumilia | Advisor | Unowned |
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Emilia Melodia | Nightclub Dancer | Unowned |
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Kristina Matiakh | Nightclub Dancer | Unowned |
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Ksenija Litvinoskaja | Nightclub Dancer | Unowned |
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Marks Sannikovs | Punk Band | Unowned |
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Danila Boikovs | Punk Club | Unowned |
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Roberts Jermaks | Punk Band | Unowned |
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Artjemijs Belokrilecs | Punk Band | Unowned |
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Anton Ganin | Punk Band | Unowned |
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Thurston Moore | Synthesizer Player | Unowned |
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Evalds Lazarevics | Synthesizer Player | Unowned |
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Rim Bravura | Accordionist | Unowned |
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Kārlis Auzāns | Cellist | Unowned |